LEAF Coalition: UK joins US, Norway, and top corporates to launch $1bn tropical forest protection drive

Cecilia Keating
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Coalition aims to mobilise $1bn in financing for tropical forest protection and restoration and provide a standardised and verified way for corporates to deliver climate finance

The governments of the UK, US, and Norway have joined forces with some of the world's biggest companies to launch a new public-private coalition geared at mobilising $1bn of finance for tropical forest...

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